The rare natural phenomenon on the longest day of year
Despite the cloudy weather on June 21 morning in Turkmenistan, this day turned out to be connected with a planetary event. Many residents of the earth this Sunday could observe the annular solar eclipse.
According to the information portal of the Moscow Planetarium, the ring phase of the rare and unusual astronomical phenomenon was clearly visible in Africa, South and East Asia, India and Pakistan, as well as in China and Nepal. Residents of the Central Asian region witnessed a partial solar eclipse.
Observers in Almaty, Kazakhstan, could enjoy the sight of the maximum phase of the eclipse, with a coverage of 60 percent the Sun by the Moon, whereas 75 percent coverage could be observed in southeastern parts of. The finale of the annular eclipse was observed in the Pacific Ocean.
Many excited stargazers followed the solar eclipse event online, via some Internet sites. All residents of the earth could enjoy the sight starting from 8 a.m. Moscow time, taking the “first rows” at their personal computers.
Those who witnessed the solar eclipse with their own eyes, were pre-prepared with binoculars and illuminated film, as it is very dangerous the unaided eye to look at the sun.
The summer solstice is the longest daylight hours of the year; its length was about 17 hours. Accordingly, the night of June 21 will be significantly shorter. The ancients believed that the summer solstice has powerful energy, which could affect the health of weather-sensitive people.
The current annular eclipse coincided with the new moon, and according to astrologers, on this day, the energetic processes of everything on Earth are reloaded. The nulling and reassessment of values involve various spheres of human life, a new life begins, and an astronomical summer has begun on the northern hemisphere of the planet.
The rare solar eclipse that occurred this year on the day of the summer solstice will be happen again in the 21st century only once – in 2039. The last time this annular solar eclipse happened was on May 21, 2012.
